★ SOSA for Rehabilitation and Recovery Centres
Austere rather than designed, because athletes read overt atmosphere as marketing and are habitually careful about anything they are exposed to - which makes a policy you can state plainly worth more than a register
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
★★★★★
"Our old water diffuser couldn't fill the living-dining. This one does the whole floor and you can't hear it running."
SOSA Vaayu · large home
★★★★★
"The app scheduling is the best part - strong in the mornings, gentle in the evening. Clinic feels calm all day."
SOSA Vaayu · wellness studio
★★★★★
"Paired it with the SOSA hotel oils. The projection is genuinely lobby-strength - nothing like a plug-in."
SOSA Vaayu · workspace
★★★★★
"My reception now smells like a five-star lobby. Guests comment on it before they even reach the desk."
SOSA Vaayu · lobby scenting
★★★★★
"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
SOSA Vaayu · spa & salon
★★★★★
"Set the timer once and forgot about it. Runs only during store hours, refills last weeks. Exactly what I wanted."
SOSA Vaayu · showroom
★★★★★
"Our old water diffuser couldn't fill the living-dining. This one does the whole floor and you can't hear it running."
SOSA Vaayu · large home
★★★★★
"The app scheduling is the best part - strong in the mornings, gentle in the evening. Clinic feels calm all day."
SOSA Vaayu · wellness studio
★★★★★
"Paired it with the SOSA hotel oils. The projection is genuinely lobby-strength - nothing like a plug-in."
SOSA Vaayu · workspace
★★★★★
"My reception now smells like a five-star lobby. Guests comment on it before they even reach the desk."
SOSA Vaayu · lobby scenting
★★★★★
"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
SOSA Vaayu · spa & salon
★★★★★
"Set the timer once and forgot about it. Runs only during store hours, refills last weeks. Exactly what I wanted."
SOSA Vaayu · showroom
★ Sized to the public zone, in the register the facility runs
Mountain BreezePine, sage and cedar - the rehabilitation defaultView ₹849
Morning FreshnessLemon, mint and eucalyptus for a white facilityView ₹749
SOSA VaayuThe same register across a connected public floorView ₹11,999
✓ One register in the public zone only - reception, family waiting and the corridor - set from the furthest chair at the end of the longest session and then key-locked ✓ Therapy and treatment areas are never scented, a named seating area is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered rather than requested, and the treating clinician's judgement overrides any plan ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education
Founder Diaries · Commercial Scenting Guides · Rehabilitation Centres
Why austere? Because this population reads overt atmosphere as marketing. They are used to environments where the equipment and the standards speak, and a designed ambience reads as effort spent on the wrong thing.
What matters more than the register? Being able to state plainly what is in the air, where it is, and that it is nowhere near the treatment areas. Athletes are trained to be careful about exposures generally, and a clear answer earns more than a pleasant room.
See the SOSA Vaayu Book a scenting plan
Facts verified 9 September 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is a waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³, described by the manufacturer as approximately 2,000-3,000 sq ft, with a 400ml refillable tank lasting roughly 75-90 days depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and onboard button control, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, adjustable intensity, operation under 38dB, DC 12V/1A at 5W, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification - electrical and compliance marks, and not any kind of medical, clinical or health approval. Being waterless it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on surfaces or equipment; refill supply should be confirmed with SOSA. The SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) is an HVAC nebulising diffuser rated to 3,000m³, roughly 8,000-10,000 sq ft, with an 800ml reservoir, metal body, programmable schedules and operation under 42dB. The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is a 500ml water-based ultrasonic diffuser for a single room of roughly 270-320 sq ft, and the SOSA Boond (₹899) is its compact equivalent; both use the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (15ml from ₹299, 100ml ₹999, 300ml ₹1,799), which is made for ultrasonic diffusers and is not reed diffuser oil. SOSA reed diffusers - Morning Freshness (₹749 / ₹1,249) and Mountain Breeze (₹849 / ₹1,349), or the two together as the Fresh & Grounded duo (₹1,548 / ₹2,548) - are alcohol-free and phthalate-free, with a 50ml bottle lasting 6-8 weeks and a 130ml bottle 14-18 weeks; 300ml and 500ml refills are ₹2,399 and ₹3,499. No SOSA product is a medical device, a therapy or a treatment. Ambient fragrance in a rehabilitation or recovery setting is an interior and hospitality decision only: SOSA makes no claim that it reduces pain, anxiety or stress, alters mood, aids or accelerates recovery, healing or rehabilitation, improves mobility, motivation, adherence, attendance or any clinical outcome, shortens perceived waiting time, purifies air, or affects bookings, retention or spend. It does not remove, neutralise or reduce sweat, disinfectant, laundry or equipment odour, and it is never a substitute for ventilation, cleaning, laundry, humidity control or infection control - a facility with a persistent odour has a source to find and fix first. Therapy and treatment areas are left unscented, including gyms and exercise floors, physiotherapy and occupational therapy areas, neuro-rehabilitation and stroke-rehabilitation therapy rooms, hydrotherapy, treatment cubicles, post-operative and recovery areas and changing rooms. Because patients in rehabilitation attend repeatedly over weeks or months, a named seating area away from the source is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered rather than waiting to be requested, and where a patient, visitor or member of staff is sensitive to fragrance the correct response is to reduce or switch off. The treating clinician's judgement overrides any plan on this page. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations; SOSA is an independent brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel named for reference. Coverage, fragrance usage and running cost depend on the space, settings and hours of use, and are confirmed on a consultation. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.
Austere. Athletes read designed atmosphere as marketing, and they are habitually careful about anything they are exposed to - which means a policy you can state in one sentence is worth more here than any register.
Quick answers — read this first
What fragrance direction suits an athlete-focused rehabilitation centre? Austere and functional - a dry, plain register such as Mountain Breeze (₹849) in reception only, closer to the smell of a well-kept facility than of a designed one.Why austere? Because this population reads overt atmosphere as marketing. They are used to environments where the equipment and the standards speak, and a designed ambience reads as effort spent on the wrong thing.
What matters more than the register? Being able to state plainly what is in the air, where it is, and that it is nowhere near the treatment areas. Athletes are trained to be careful about exposures generally, and a clear answer earns more than a pleasant room.
The short answer
Short answer: austere and functional, in reception only - because athletes read designed atmosphere as marketing, and a policy you can state plainly matters more to them than a register.
The pick: Mountain Breeze (₹849 / ₹1,349) on one SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) in reception, with every treatment and training area unscented.
Next step: write your fragrance policy in one sentence that a physio could say to an athlete. If you cannot, simplify it. Or ask for a facility scenting plan.
In this guide
The room that impresses this population is the one that is obviously well run.
Sized to the public zone - tap to see each
The rehabilitation register
Mountain Breeze · ₹849
For a white, daylit facility
Morning Freshness · ₹749
Send the floor plan
Free facility scenting plan
Straight answer
What fragrance direction suits an athlete-focused rehabilitation centre?
Austere - and this population is worth understanding properly, because they respond to the opposite of what most premium interiors are built to do. Athletes read designed atmosphere as marketing. They spend their working lives in facilities where the proposition is competence: the equipment is good, the flooring is right, the staff know what they are doing, and none of it is dressed up. In that context a carefully composed ambience does not read as care. It reads as money spent on the wrong thing - and an athlete who has driven past three gyms with better plate loading to get to your clinic is not going to be impressed by the foyer. Which sets the direction: plain, dry, functional. Closer to a well-kept facility than to a designed one. Mountain Breeze at ₹849 or ₹1,349 - pine, sage and cedar - is about right, at a low level, reception only. Nothing warm, nothing sweet, nothing that could be described as an atmosphere. And not citrus, because your equipment cleaner already owns that. Now the thing that matters more than the register, and it is specific to this population. Athletes are trained to be careful about what they are exposed to. Not about fragrance specifically - about everything: supplements, medication, topical products, anything that goes on or near them. That habit is professional and entirely reasonable, and it means a question about what is in the air is a normal question here in a way it is not in other buildings. So the valuable thing is a policy you can state plainly and immediately. Something a physiotherapist can say in one sentence without checking: there is a light fragrance in reception only; there is nothing in the treatment rooms or the gym, and we can switch reception off if you would prefer. A clinic that can answer like that has earned something a pleasant room could not, and a clinic that cannot has a problem no register solves. Which also argues for keeping the whole arrangement simple enough to describe. One zone. One register. A short list of scented rooms rather than a long one, because a policy that takes three sentences is one nobody will state correctly. Treatment areas, the gym floor, cubicles, hydrotherapy and recovery rooms are never scented, and fragrance-free seating is named on the plan and offered at the first appointment. Fragrance is an ambience decision like lighting or seating: it is not a therapy and makes no contribution to recovery, healing, mobility, pain, mood, motivation or attendance, and SOSA makes no claim that it does. It works alongside ventilation, cleaning, laundry and infection control, never instead of them, and the treating clinician's judgement overrides any plan. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Austere and functional - plain, dry, reception only, closer to a well-kept facility than a designed one. And more important than the register: a policy a physiotherapist can state in one sentence, because this population asks.
Plain and low: Mountain Breeze (₹849 / ₹1,349) on one SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999, reception only.
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The honest ladder
One source for the public zone, sized to the floor
What to buy, and for which space
The honest options for the public zone, sized to the floor rather than to the ambition. The images link to the product pages so every figure here can be checked.
The register - or the whole answer where reception is one seating zone
SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser
Himalayan pine, sage and Indian cedar - the driest register SOSA makes and the rehabilitation default, because it reads as clean air rather than as a spa. Where reception is a single seating group, this bottle at the staff end of the desk at ₹849 for 50ml carries the register on its own, three or four reeds in, flipped weekly; 130ml at ₹1,349 lasts 14-18 weeks. Alcohol-free, phthalate-free, six fibre reeds, and carried out of the room in seconds if a patient asks.
From ₹849
The cool register for a white, glazed, daylit facility
SOSA Morning Freshness Reed Diffuser
Malabar lemon, peppermint and eucalyptus - cool and bright with no warmth or sweetness in it, which suits a white, glazed rehabilitation interior where cedar can read as heavy. Three reeds in on the reception console, or two in a hard-surfaced room. ₹749 for 50ml (6-8 weeks), ₹1,249 for 130ml (14-18 weeks). Alcohol-free, phthalate-free, six fibre reeds.
From ₹749
A population that reads rooms differently
This group responds to the opposite of what most premium interiors are designed to do, which sets both the register and the policy.
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Marketing
Designed atmosphere reads as spend in the wrong place
Athletes work in facilities where the proposition is competence - good equipment, right flooring, staff who know what they are doing, none of it dressed up. A composed ambience does not read as care in that context.
Rule: somebody who drove past three gyms to get here is not judging the foyer.
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Direction
Plain, dry, functional
Closer to a well-kept facility than a designed one. Mountain Breeze at ₹849 or ₹1,349 at a low level, reception only - nothing warm, nothing sweet, nothing describable as an atmosphere. And not citrus.
Rule: your equipment cleaner already owns citrus.
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Careful
This group asks what they are exposed to
Not about fragrance specifically - about everything, as a professional habit. Which makes a question about what is in the air an ordinary question here in a way it is not in other buildings.
Test: so the answer needs to be ready, not improvised.
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One sentence
The policy is the asset, not the register
Something a physiotherapist can say without checking: a light fragrance in reception only, nothing in the treatment rooms or the gym, and we can switch reception off if you would prefer.
Rule: a clinic that cannot answer that has a problem no register solves.
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Simple
Keep it describable
One zone, one register, a short list of scented rooms. Treatment areas, the gym floor, cubicles, hydrotherapy and recovery rooms are never scented, and fragrance-free seating is named on the plan.
Test: a policy that takes three sentences is one nobody will state correctly.
The SOSA principle
Athletes are trained to be careful about what they are exposed to - so a question about what is in the air is an ordinary question here, and the answer has to be ready.
Which makes a policy a physiotherapist can state in one sentence worth considerably more in this building than any amount of work on the register itself.
The athlete-focused register, question by question
Why austere, and why the policy matters more than the scent.
The SOSA rehabilitation table
Fragrance direction for an athlete-focused centre
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What direction?
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Austere and functional - Mountain Breeze (₹849 / ₹1,349) at a low level in reception only, closer to a well-kept facility than a designed one. |
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Why austere?
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Because this population reads designed atmosphere as marketing. They work in facilities where competence is the proposition and nothing is dressed up. |
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What should be avoided?
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Anything warm, sweet or describable as an atmosphere - and citrus, because gym and equipment cleaners already occupy that territory. |
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What matters more than the register?
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A policy that can be stated in one sentence. Athletes are habitually careful about what they are exposed to, so the question gets asked and the answer must be ready. |
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What should that sentence be?
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A light fragrance in reception only, nothing in the treatment rooms or the gym, and reception can be switched off on request - said without anybody checking first. |
The building-wide brief is in what a sports rehab centre should smell like, the reception case in a sports injury and recovery clinic, and the positioning question in premium fitness or healthcare. Fragrance is not a therapy and SOSA makes no claim that it contributes to recovery, mobility, pain, mood, motivation or attendance.
One register, the public zone only, set from the furthest chair
SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 waterless, key-locked and timed to facility hours; Mountain Breeze ₹849 or Morning Freshness ₹749 as the register. Send the floor plan with the therapy areas marked and we will return it with the placement and the fragrance-free seating.
A policy that takes three sentences to explain is a policy nobody on your team will state correctly.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
Sized to the floor
The public zone gets one source; therapy areas get none
The SOSA rehabilitation facility specification
One register, delivered at whatever size the public zone is, with the rule that travels alongside each product. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA rehabilitation facility specification
What goes where in a rehabilitation, recovery or multidisciplinary facility
| Product | The space it fits | The rule that travels with it | Price |
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SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser
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Reception as a single seating group, and the register for the whole facility | Three or four reeds in at the staff end of the desk, flipped weekly; lifted out of the room in seconds if a patient asks | ₹849 / ₹1,349 View → |
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SOSA Morning Freshness Reed Diffuser
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The same, in a white, glazed or hard-surfaced room | Two or three reeds in - a hard room needs fewer, not more; cool, with no warmth or sweetness | ₹749 / ₹1,249 View → |
 SOSA Fresh & Grounded Reed Diffuser Duo
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Two genuinely separate seating groups in one public area | Two bottles in two places carrying one register - reach comes from placement, never from adding reeds | ₹1,548 / ₹2,548 View → |
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SOSA Vaayu
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When the public zone is a connected floor rather than one seating group | The same register carried by a machine, placed from the plan and key-locked at the level the furthest chair allowed | ₹11,999 View → |
 SOSA Sukoon
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A closed reception or family waiting room of 270-320 sq ft | High shelf, on low, facility hours only, rinsed between refills | ₹1,899 View → |
A SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is the water-based rung for a single enclosed reception or family waiting room of roughly 270-320 sq ft in a dry room, and a Boond (₹899) for an admin cabin or a single desk; both run on the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (from ₹299), which is not reed diffuser oil and is not interchangeable with it. Above about 3,000 sq ft of one connected volume the step is one SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) on the duct, not a second Vaayu. Therapy and treatment areas are never scented - gyms and exercise floors, physiotherapy and occupational therapy areas, neuro-rehabilitation therapy rooms, hydrotherapy, treatment cubicles, post-operative and recovery areas and changing rooms - and that is achieved by placement and doors rather than by a lower setting. A named seating area away from the source is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered by the desk rather than waiting to be asked, because patients here attend repeatedly over months. Fragrance is an ambience decision like lighting or seating: it does not remove or reduce anything in the air, it is not a therapy and makes no contribution to recovery, healing, mobility, pain, mood, motivation or adherence, and it works alongside ventilation, cleaning, laundry and infection control, never instead of them. The treating clinician's judgement overrides any plan. Ask for a facility scenting plan and send the floor plan with the therapy areas marked.
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ISIPCA
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A note from Sonal
Austere - and this population is worth understanding properly, because they respond to the opposite of what most premium interiors are built to do. Athletes read designed atmosphere as marketing. They spend their working lives in places where the proposition is competence: the equipment is good, the flooring is right, the staff know what they are doing, and none of it is dressed up. In that context a carefully composed ambience does not read as care. It reads as money spent on the wrong thing, and somebody who has driven past three gyms with better plate loading to get to your clinic is not going to be won over by the foyer.
So the direction is plain, dry and functional - closer to a well-kept facility than a designed one. Mountain Breeze at a low level, reception only. Nothing warm, nothing sweet, nothing that could be described as an atmosphere. And not citrus, because your equipment cleaner already owns that territory and you will simply smell of cleaning product.
But the thing that matters more than the register in this building is the policy, and it is specific to this population. Athletes are trained to be careful about what they are exposed to - not fragrance specifically, everything: supplements, medication, topical products, anything that goes on or near them. That habit is professional and entirely reasonable, and it means a question about what is in your air is an ordinary question here in a way it is not elsewhere. So the valuable thing is an answer a physiotherapist can give in one sentence without checking: there is a light fragrance in reception only, there is nothing in the treatment rooms or the gym, and we can switch reception off if you would prefer. A clinic that can say that has earned something a pleasant room could not. Which also means keeping the whole arrangement simple enough to describe - one zone, one register, a short list - because a policy that takes three sentences is one nobody will state correctly. Mountain Breeze at ₹849 on a SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999. Treatment areas, the gym floor, cubicles, hydrotherapy and recovery rooms are never scented, and the fragrance-free seating is named on the plan. Fragrance is an ambience decision like lighting or seating: it is not a therapy and makes no contribution to recovery, healing, mobility, pain, mood, motivation or attendance, and I make no claim that it does. It works alongside ventilation, cleaning, laundry and infection control, never instead of them, and the treating clinician's judgement overrides any plan. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
What fragrance direction suits an athlete-focused rehabilitation centre?
Austere and functional - a plain, dry register such as Mountain Breeze at ₹849 at a low level in reception only, closer to a well-kept facility than a designed one.
Why does this population want austerity?
Because athletes read designed atmosphere as marketing. They work in facilities where competence is the proposition and nothing is dressed up, so a composed ambience reads as spend in the wrong place.
What should be avoided?
Anything warm, sweet or describable as an atmosphere - and citrus, since gym and equipment cleaning products already occupy that territory.
Why does the policy matter more than the register?
Because athletes are habitually careful about what they are exposed to, so a question about the air is an ordinary question here and the answer needs to be ready rather than improvised.
What should that answer be?
One sentence: a light fragrance in reception only, nothing in the treatment rooms or the gym, and reception can be switched off on request.
Write the one-sentence policy
SOSA — Studio Scenting an athlete-focused register
Austere, because this population responds to the opposite of what most premium interiors are built to do. Athletes read designed atmosphere as marketing - they work in facilities where the proposition is competence and nothing is dressed up, so a composed ambience reads as money spent in the wrong place. Plain, dry and functional then: closer to a well-kept facility than a designed one, at a low level, reception only, and not citrus because your equipment cleaner already owns it. But the thing that matters more here is the policy. Athletes are trained to be careful about what they are exposed to, so a question about the air is an ordinary question - and the valuable asset is an answer a physiotherapist can give in one sentence without checking. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Ask for a facility scenting plan → SOSA Vaayu · ₹11,999
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- More like premium fitness, or healthcare?
- Should a sports rehab reception have a signature scent?
- Making a sports-recovery facility feel modern and premium
- Same intensity in exercise areas as reception?
- A sports rehab centre with gym and therapy areas
- Ask us: Ask for a facility scenting plan
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Editorial standards & sources
About this guide: Written by Sonal Sahani, ISIPCA Versailles-trained founder and perfumer at SOSA Home & Body. Product recommendations reflect the SOSA range; the planning advice applies to any brand.Facts verified 9 September 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is a waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³, described by the manufacturer as approximately 2,000-3,000 sq ft, with a 400ml refillable tank lasting roughly 75-90 days depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and onboard button control, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, adjustable intensity, operation under 38dB, DC 12V/1A at 5W, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification - electrical and compliance marks, and not any kind of medical, clinical or health approval. Being waterless it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on surfaces or equipment; refill supply should be confirmed with SOSA. The SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) is an HVAC nebulising diffuser rated to 3,000m³, roughly 8,000-10,000 sq ft, with an 800ml reservoir, metal body, programmable schedules and operation under 42dB. The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is a 500ml water-based ultrasonic diffuser for a single room of roughly 270-320 sq ft, and the SOSA Boond (₹899) is its compact equivalent; both use the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (15ml from ₹299, 100ml ₹999, 300ml ₹1,799), which is made for ultrasonic diffusers and is not reed diffuser oil. SOSA reed diffusers - Morning Freshness (₹749 / ₹1,249) and Mountain Breeze (₹849 / ₹1,349), or the two together as the Fresh & Grounded duo (₹1,548 / ₹2,548) - are alcohol-free and phthalate-free, with a 50ml bottle lasting 6-8 weeks and a 130ml bottle 14-18 weeks; 300ml and 500ml refills are ₹2,399 and ₹3,499. No SOSA product is a medical device, a therapy or a treatment. Ambient fragrance in a rehabilitation or recovery setting is an interior and hospitality decision only: SOSA makes no claim that it reduces pain, anxiety or stress, alters mood, aids or accelerates recovery, healing or rehabilitation, improves mobility, motivation, adherence, attendance or any clinical outcome, shortens perceived waiting time, purifies air, or affects bookings, retention or spend. It does not remove, neutralise or reduce sweat, disinfectant, laundry or equipment odour, and it is never a substitute for ventilation, cleaning, laundry, humidity control or infection control - a facility with a persistent odour has a source to find and fix first. Therapy and treatment areas are left unscented, including gyms and exercise floors, physiotherapy and occupational therapy areas, neuro-rehabilitation and stroke-rehabilitation therapy rooms, hydrotherapy, treatment cubicles, post-operative and recovery areas and changing rooms. Because patients in rehabilitation attend repeatedly over weeks or months, a named seating area away from the source is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered rather than waiting to be requested, and where a patient, visitor or member of staff is sensitive to fragrance the correct response is to reduce or switch off. The treating clinician's judgement overrides any plan on this page. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations; SOSA is an independent brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel named for reference. Coverage, fragrance usage and running cost depend on the space, settings and hours of use, and are confirmed on a consultation. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.